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Dictionary [http://dictionary.reference.com/] Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish Log In Sign Up Premium Introducing a cool new way to learn! Added to Favorites Word of the Day Thursday, October 23, 2014 exiguous \ ig-ZIG-yoo-uhs, ik-SIG- \ , adjective; Tweet 1. scanty; meager; small; slender: exiguous income . Definition of exiguous | See synonyms | Comment on today's word | Suggest tomorrow's word Quotes: His exiguous nautical pension is hardly enough to pay for the one cockroach infested room which he inhabits in the slum area behind Tatwig Street... -- Lawrence Durrell, Justine , 1957 There is an exiguous anthropological plot, concerning some papers improperly filched from a dying missionary, and an even more exiguous adulterous plot. -- A.S. Byatt, "Barbara Pym," Passions of the Mind , 1991 Origin: Exiguous is related to the term exigent and comes from the Latin word exiguus meaning "scanty in measure or number." POWERED BY 4INFO Related Searches Ameliorate Persiflage Acquiesce Exacerbate Ambivalence Meager Unsubscribe | Change Email | Subscribe Get Word of the Day Free Email Sign Up Other Delivery Options: Mobile app Toolbar iGoogle Mac Facebook Twitter RSS Spanish Previous Words of the Day pavonine , realpolitik , cline , hallux , deiform , duple , conk See All » Copyright © 2014 Dictionary.com, LLC . All rights reserved. About PRIVACY POLICY Terms Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Our Blog Suggest a Word Help